Abuja vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$1568
🏠 One person rent
$165
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$29.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$217
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
76
😀 Quality of life
21
55
🏙️ Population
1.57M
1.59M

The cost of living in Abuja is 58% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 9247th and 6851st ($288 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 12th in Nigeria and Iran, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 8926th and 5919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$2.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$0.74
$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$8.29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$7.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
21.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$1158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$0.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$882

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$313
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$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$651
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$647
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$655
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$654
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$653
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$651
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$616
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$655
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$700
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$655
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$653
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$636
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$633
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$619
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$616
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$595
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$546
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$454
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$519
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$434
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$547
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$530
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$640
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$561
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$558
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$456
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$451
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$656
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$436
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$502
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$661
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$550